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Ethernet ports

You can use Storage Manager to create and manage Ethernet ports.

  • Creating interface groups
    You can use Storage Manager to create an interface group—single-mode, static multimode, or dynamic multimode (LACP)—to present a single interface to clients by combining the capabilities of the aggregated network ports.
  • Creating VLAN interfaces
    You can create a VLAN to maintain separate broadcast domains within the same network domain by using Storage Manager.
  • Editing interface group settings
    You can use Storage Manager to add ports to an interface group, to remove ports from an interface group, and to modify the usage mode and load distribution pattern of the ports in an interface group.
  • Deleting VLANs
    You can delete VLANs that are configured on network ports by using Storage Manager. You might have to delete a VLAN before removing a NIC from its slot. When you delete a VLAN, the VLAN is automatically removed from all of the failover rules and groups that use the VLAN.
  • Ports and adapters
    Ports are grouped under nodes and the nodes are displayed based on the selected protocol category. For example, if the data is served using the FC protocol, then only the nodes with FCP adapters are displayed.
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